[Download] "State West Virginia v. Donald Asa Harman" by Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State West Virginia v. Donald Asa Harman
- Author : Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Release Date : January 16, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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1. Criminal Law -- Admissibility of Testimony In a criminal case, the admissibility of testimony implicating another party
as having committed the crime hinges on a determination of whether the testimony tends to directly link such party to the
crime, or whether it is instead purely speculative. Consequently, where the testimony is merely that another person had a
motive or opportunity or prior record of criminal behavior, the inference is too slight to be probative, and the evidence
is therefore inadmissible. Where, on the other hand, the testimony provides a direct link to someone other than the defendant,
its exclusion constitutes reversible error. 2. Criminal Law -- Exposing Accused to View The constitutional right against self-incrimination does not extend to prevent
the physical appearance of a person at trial.